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Route planning: what the evidence base looks like

13 publications, 0 of them trials and 0 syntheses. This page describes the shape of that literature rather than summarising its conclusions.

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What the evidence on route planning is made of Of 13 publications on this topic, the breakdown by study type: 13 other. 13other (13)
13 publications, by study type. Volume is not strength — the same count can be a settled question or a pile of commentary, and which one it is depends almost entirely on this breakdown. Harvested from PubMed and Crossref; publication type as recorded by the source.

What this literature is made of

A reasonable volume of literature, but weighted towards reviews and observational work rather than trials. That is enough to describe a phenomenon and rarely enough to establish that an intervention works.

The distinction that matters most is between synthesis and primary research. A meta-analysis pools trials and is the closest thing to a settled answer a field produces. A narrative review is one group's reading of the same material and can be selective without being dishonest. Counting them together, which most citation counts do, obscures exactly the thing you want to know.

When the route planning literature was published Publication years for the 13 papers on this topic, grouped into bands from before 2015 through to 2023 onwards. 2023 onwards9 papers2020-20223 papers2015-20191 papers
Still active. The most recent paper here is from 2026, so this is a field where an answer written today may not hold for long. Publication years as recorded by PubMed and Crossref.

How this page is built

Everything above is computed from the citations this site harvested from PubMed and Crossref, not written by hand. When the weekly harvest finds a new paper on this topic, these counts change and the characterisation changes with them. That is the point: a hand-written claim about how strong an evidence base is starts decaying the day it is written.

Publication type is taken as the source records it. That is imperfect — journals label inconsistently, and a paper indexed as a "review" may be a systematic one — so treat the bands as approximate. They are accurate enough to distinguish a trial literature from a commentary literature, which is the distinction that matters.

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The strongest work on this topic

Ordered by study design first, then recency. The full set is listed in the references below.

  1. Resilience-Oriented Predictive Energy Management and Route Adaptation for Long-Distance Electric Vehicles Under Charging Infrastructure and Road Network Uncertainties — Khan B, Ullah Z, Gruosso G et al., 2026, journal article
  2. Dynamic Electric Vehicle Route Planning via Traffic Flow Prediction and Charging Service Integration — Zhang Y, Shen X, Wang Y, 2026, journal article
  3. Optimisation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Planning Based on Macro and Micro Perspectives — WANG Q, DENG K, YAN J et al., 2025, journal article
  4. Planning for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Distribution Networks to Support Long-Range Electric Trucks — Then J, Agalgaonkar A, Muttaqi K, 2025, journal article
  5. Co-Optimization of Charging Strategies and Route Planning for Variable-Ambient-Temperature Long-Haul Electric Vehicles Based on an Electrochemical–Vehicle Dynamics Model — Zhang L, Zhang M, Shan H et al., 2025, journal article
  6. Electric Vehicle Distribution Route Optimisation and Charging Strategy Considering Dynamic Loads — Wu Q, Tian M, 2024, journal article
  7. Multi-Objective Electric Vehicle Route and Charging Planning with Contraction Hierarchies — Cuchý M, Vokřínek J, Jakob M, 2024, journal article
  8. Personalised electric vehicle charging stop planning through online estimators — Shafipour E, Stein S, Ahipasaoglu S, 2024, journal article
  9. Electric Vehicle Health Monitoring with Electric Vehicle Range Prediction and Route Planning — Jayaram J, Chetan J, Nayak B, 2024, journal article
  10. Optimization Approach for Long-Term Planning of Charging Infrastructure for Fixed-Route Transportation Systems — Blat Belmonte B, Rinderknecht S, 2021, journal article
How much research is there on route planning?
13 publications are indexed here, of which 0 are trials and 0 are syntheses.
Does more research mean a stronger conclusion?
No. Composition matters more than volume — five randomised trials support a claim far better than fifty commentaries, and citation counts do not distinguish between them.
How current is this?
The most recent paper indexed here is from 2026. The set is refreshed weekly from PubMed and Crossref.
Why does this page not tell me the answer?
Because summarising a literature into a conclusion requires reading it, and doing that automatically is how confident nonsense gets published. This page tells you how much weight a conclusion could bear; the articles on this site do the interpreting.

References

Every citation below links to the original peer-reviewed record on PubMed or via DOI. Nothing here is a substitute for medical advice.

  1. Dynamic Electric Vehicle Route Planning via Traffic Flow Prediction and Charging Service Integration Zhang Y, Shen X, Wang Y · Processes · 2026 · Journal article DOI
  2. Resilience-Oriented Predictive Energy Management and Route Adaptation for Long-Distance Electric Vehicles Under Charging Infrastructure and Road Network Uncertainties Khan B, Ullah Z, Gruosso G, et al. · World Electric Vehicle Journal · 2026 · Journal article DOI
  3. Planning for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Distribution Networks to Support Long-Range Electric Trucks Then J, Agalgaonkar A, Muttaqi K · Energies · 2025 · Journal article DOI
  4. Co-Optimization of Charging Strategies and Route Planning for Variable-Ambient-Temperature Long-Haul Electric Vehicles Based on an Electrochemical–Vehicle Dynamics Model Zhang L, Zhang M, Shan H, et al. · Sustainability · 2025 · Journal article DOI
  5. Optimisation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Planning Based on Macro and Micro Perspectives WANG Q, DENG K, YAN J, et al. · Promet - Traffic&Transportation · 2025 · Journal article DOI
  6. Personalised electric vehicle charging stop planning through online estimators Shafipour E, Stein S, Ahipasaoglu S · Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems · 2024 · Journal article DOI
  7. Electric Vehicle Distribution Route Optimisation and Charging Strategy Considering Dynamic Loads Wu Q, Tian M · Polish Journal of Environmental Studies · 2024 · Journal article DOI
  8. Multi-Objective Electric Vehicle Route and Charging Planning with Contraction Hierarchies Cuchý M, Vokřínek J, Jakob M · Proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling · 2024 · Journal article DOI
  9. Electric Vehicle Health Monitoring with Electric Vehicle Range Prediction and Route Planning Jayaram J, Chetan J, Nayak B · Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering · 2024 · Journal article DOI
  10. Optimization and Coordination of Electric Vehicle Charging Process for Long-Distance Trips Hassler J, Dimitrova Z, Petit M, et al. · Energies · 2021 · Journal article DOI
  11. Simultaneous Long-Term Planning of Flexible Electric Vehicle Photovoltaic Charging Stations in Terms of Load Response and Technical and Economic Indicators Azimi Nasab M, Zand M, Padmanaban S, et al. · World Electric Vehicle Journal · 2021 · Journal article DOI
  12. Optimization Approach for Long-Term Planning of Charging Infrastructure for Fixed-Route Transportation Systems Blat Belmonte B, Rinderknecht S · World Electric Vehicle Journal · 2021 · Journal article DOI
  13. The Design of DSP Electric Vehicle Charging Power Supply Jianning L · Vehicle Dynamics · 2017 · Journal article DOI